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The Bittersweet Hour: a weekly(ish) podcast where Ims and Emily (resident emo girly guides) provide a tour of everything tasty the rock scen...
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Fear of Marko @ Night and Day Cafe Manchester
Fear of Marko @ Night and Day Cafe, Manchester, Tuesday 25 July 2023
It’s sexy gay emo Christmas. By which we mean, Fear of Marko is brin...
Bittersweet’s Pride Picks
Happy Pride! Our lovely scene has played home to some of the best, queerest music out there, and in 2023 we’ve never been stronger. In the f...
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DRAIN – LIVING PROOF
DRAIN, LIVING PROOF
Epitaph
There’s something special laced in that Californian air, and DRAIN are living proof of it. Serving up their ...
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LØLØ – omg
LØLØ, omg
Hopeless Records
Hopeless Records's latest pop-punk prodigy LØLØ is back with a banger, the latest in the line of singles th...
Slam Dunk’s Worst Clashes go head to head…
Slam Dunk, you beautiful beautiful devil. How dare you?
One cursory glance over the Slam Dunk 2023 lineup reveals nothing but pain. Beca...
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DRAIN – FTS (KYS)
Drain, FTS (KYS)
Epitaph Records
Sometimes all you need is a roar of raw, thrashing hardcore to take the edge off - thankfully, DRAIN have got us covered. W...
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Pierce the Veil – The Jaws of Life
Pierce the Veil, The Jaws Of Life
Fearless Records
Pierce the Veil are nostalgia. Not in a cheap thrill, play one song at a party then go back to the regul...
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Paramore – This Is Why
Paramore, This Is Why
Atlantic Records
It’s been 5 long years since Paramore’s last release - and This Is Why. A product of cabin feverish introspection, Th...
You Me At Six – Manchester, 6.2.2023
You Me At Six @ O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester 6.2.23
with Bears in Trees, The Maine and Waterparks
2023 may be the year of the rabbit, but it is also un...
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Delilah Bon – I Wish A Bitch Would
Delilah Bon, I Wish A Bitch Would
Independent
Delilah Bon picks her moments. Her first of 2023 has arrived, and it’s as incendiary and vital as ever - I W...
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zebrahead – II EP
zebrahead, II EP
MFZB Records
Whoever said that a zebra can’t change its stripes has clearly never met zebrahead. After thirteen studio albums, these punk r...
Bittersweet’s Albums Of The Year 2022!
2022 has been one hell of a year for music, if you ask us. With the 'emo renaissance' in full swing, as well as some absolutely lethal genre-blending at play, t...
Download20’s First Wave Of Acts Announced!
If you weren’t aware, it’s a pretty big year for the top dog of rock festivals. The beloved Download is turning 20 this June - and it’s celebrating ...
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Born Without Bones – Dancer
Born Without Bones, Dancer
Pure Noise Records
Born Without Bones are back to tug on our heartstrings. Five years on from 2017’s Young at the Bend, new album...
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Magnolia Park – Baku’s Revenge
Magnolia Park, Baku’s Revenge
Epitaph Records
Magnolia Park’s latest is a self-aware, incendiary romp through pop-punk 101, with a delicious side serving of...
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